Trousers-stretcher.



F. A. LYeNS. TROUSERS STRETCHER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7 I9I4 RENEWED FEB- 6. I9|5 Patented Sept. 7, 1915.

[Hlle A. iL yons FRANK lrnrivoNs, Ior CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

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y Specicationof Letters Patent.

Application led lFebruary 7,1914, Serial No. 817,226. Renewed February 6,1915. Serial No. 6,638.

To all whom it mag/concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK A. LYoNs, a citizen of theY United States, residing at Charlotte, in the county of Mecklenburg and State of North Carolina, have invented new and useful Improvements in Trousers- Stretchers, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to trousers stretchers, and has for its primary object to provide a stretcher wherein the trousers can be held in shape so as to prevent the wrinkling thereof and sustain the same creased to give a fresh and neat appearance thereto when worn.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a trousers stretcher wherein the same is made in the form of a compressible frame which can be readily placed within the trousers to hold the leg portions taut and against wrinkling, the frame being of novel form to prevent the collapsing thereof while in use.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a trousers stretcher which is simple in construction, strong, durable, reliable and eflicient in operation, and inexpensive in manufacture. j

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, `and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended. j

In the drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a trousers stretcher constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view, looking ktoward the opposite side thereof. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one of the stretchers of the frame. Fig. l is a sectional view on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referring to the drawingl in detail, the trousers stretcher comprises a pair of compressible frames, only one of which is illustrated, and includes side members 5, preferably made from relatively stift' wire, arranged in convergent relation to each other, and are of the same length with respect to each other. The side members 5 are formed Iwith inwardly converging limbs 6 and`7 respectively, having out-turned terminals 8 which are clamped together in a manner presently described.

The limbs 6 and 7 are formed with single coils 9 to which are connected cross links 10, the same being formed with eyes 11 which engage the coils 9, and these links serve to prevent the separation Vof the ends of the limbs when clamped together, and also obviate the possibility of side swinging movement of the side members 5 when the frame is compressed for the placing of the same in the leg portions of the trousers.

One pair of the terminals 8 is formed with eyes 12 which embrace the limbs 6, and surrounding this pair of terminals 8 is the sleeve portion 13 of a clamping plate 14, thesame being also formed with a sleeve portion 15 which embraces the link 10 connected to the coils 9 formed in the limbs 6, while embracin the other pair of terminals 8 on the limbs 7is a sleeve 16, the same being formed with a wing or ear 17 bent to provide a sleeve 18 which embraces the other link 10 connected to the coils 9 bent from the limb 7 so that it will be apparent that the link 10 will be held against displacement and also the ends or terminals 8 of the limbs 6 and 7 will be Vsecurely joined together.

In the use of the trousers stretcher the pair of compressible frames are inserted in the trousersso as to extend within the leg portions thereof, it being understood of Patented Sept. *7, 1915.

course thatv the fra-mes are compressed so j that they may be readily inserted in the said leg portions, and when the frames arereleased theywill' stretch the trousers taut to prevent the wrinklingthereof and to'assure the creasing of the leg portions.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and manner of use of the invention will be clearly understood, and therefore a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What'is claimed is A trousers stretcher comprising a pair of resilient wires each bent into loop form, the end portions of each loop being bent to form single coils, an eye formed on one terminal of each loop, clamping plates embracing the end terminals of the loops,

y with theeols forpreventng the separation stretches of the said loops being trained In testimony whereof I ax my signature through the eye terminals,y links engaged in presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK A. LYONS. of the terminals of the loops from the elarhplVtnesses:

`ing plates, and means on the plates for Len-l t P. F. GREEN,

lVVILL G; KENDRioK. Y'

gaging the links.

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